geh_wilson_ahc099253007aahc099253007awilsongehyesMurphy High School IntegrationWilson, Bill (William Bryan), 1914-1993Segregation--Georgia--AtlantaCivil rights movements--Georgia--AtlantaSchool integration--Georgia--AtlantaAtlanta (Ga.)--Race relationsSchool children--Georgia--AtlantaSchools--Georgia--AtlantaLaw enforcement officers--Georgia--AtlantaPolice--Georgia--AtlantaStudents--Georgia--AtlantaMurphy High School (Atlanta, Ga.)View of two unidentified male students and a police officer outside Murphy High School in Atlanta, Georgia on the day it was first attended by African American students after becoming a desegregated school.Murphy High School was among the first all-white schools in Atlanta, Georgia to desegregate. The other schools were Brown High, Henry Grady High, and Northside High, all of whom admitted African American students on August 30, 1961.Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center2006Black-and-white photographshttp://collections.atlantahistorycenter.com/u?/Wilson,867JPEG35 mm black and white negativeBill Wilson Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Ga.1961-08-30Atlanta (Ga.)Fulton County (Ga.)This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.20100708 144716